he stood with president obama on health care. he stood with the president and democrats for the financial reform told wall street accountable so that american taxpayers will never again be left holding the bag for failed wall street gambles. in short, he has been a powerful force behind everything this administration have accomplic shed. he has been fighting for democrats his whole life. he has been a champion for the democratic party in delaware and all over this country. even at this early stage, vice- president biden must rank as one of the most important influential, and effective vice- president in our nation's history. al smith turned to this wonderful nickname, the happy warrior, somebody battling with a smile in his face and optimism in his heart. that was later applied to fdr, hubert humphrey. it is a great phrase and a democratic tradition. we are proud to welcome a wonderful vice-president and our party is happy warrior, vice- president joe biden. [cheers and applause] >> hey, folks, how are you? it is nice to see wall